ADGP Davidson Devasirvatham inspecting Velusamypuram in Karur, where a stampede occurred during a TVK campaign rally, on September 28, 2025.
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Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Davidson Devasirvatham on Sunday (September 28, 2025) said that a detailed investigation would be carried out into the sequence of events that led to a stampede causing multiple deaths during the election campaign of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam leader Vijay at Karur on Saturday (September 27, 2025) night.Also read: TVK rally stampede LIVE updatesMaintaining that bandobust was provided by the Karur police for the Saturday (September 27, 2025) event, he denied reports of stone pelting incident at the meeting.Editorial | An avoidable tragedy: On the TVK rally, the stampedeSpeaking to reporters at Karur, he said the TVK organisers initially gave a petition on September 23 seeking lighthouse roundabout as the meeting venue. The police rejected the venue as it was a “high risk” place.— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 28, 2025The organisers thereafter sought permission for the Uzhavar sandhai ground which was a narrow spot where managing a dense crowd for the event would be equally difficult. Police had suggested Velusamypuram as it was an ‘approved place’ for holding such meetings.Although the TVK organisers initially were not in favour of the spot, they subsequently submitted a petition on September 26 and got the permission order the same day.Tamil Nadu DGP in-charge Venkatraman blames delay, overcrowding for deaths in Karur stampede
